Community to rally behind law enforcement in Montgomery

A deputy with the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office chats with a young girl during an Americans Stand United rally in Magnolia on July 31, 2016.

A deputy with the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office chats with a young girl during an Americans Stand United rally in Magnolia on July 31, 2016.

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A deputy with the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office chats with a young girl during an Americans Stand United rally in Magnolia on July 31, 2016.

A deputy with the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office chats with a young girl during an Americans Stand United rally in Magnolia on July 31, 2016.

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Community members in Montgomery are hoping to reassure law enforcement they are appreciated at a rally Sunday.

The 2017 Americans Stand United for the Men and Women in Blue rally will run from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday in downtown Montgomery near the Montgomery Community Center. All are invited to the free event that includes a 3 p.m. ceremony honoring and praying for police in Montgomery County.

Americans Stand United President Mary Jobe said she created the nonprofit organization in the wake of the July 2016 shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas.

"I'm police wife, and my husband has been an officer for nine years," Jobe said. "Learning what he sees every day and hearing about it, it really inspired me to get the community together."

The organization hosted a similar rally in Magnolia weeks after the Dallas shooting.

"The community needs to get together not only in times of tragedy but every year in every town," Jobe said. "We should be getting together to honor these men and women for them to see the community does support them and appreciate them, and also for them to see the normalcy, to see the kids being kids in the park and playing and people mingling with them. It makes them feel a positivity with the community."

Proceeds from the event will help provide local peace officers with equipment their agencies do not provide them, Jobe said. The 3 p.m. ceremony will include a prayer, pledge, bagpipes and songs by Jason Allen.

"I want to keep Montgomery County with that positive (mind) for law enforcement," Jobe said. "I want to let them know they're appreciated."

The organization will be selling t-shirts, decals, wristbands, drinks and a barbecued lunch at the rally. There will also be a silent auction. For more information, or to donate to the nonprofit, residents can visit www.AmericansStandUnited.net.